Folding cot.



M. LOWY.

FOLDING COT.

APPLICATION FILED. AUG.25, 1916.

1,246,290. Patented Nov. 13,1917.

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FOL-ma vea ee i n x i t er? ese a Ra med N va a 19 Original application filedtAugnst 13,1915,,Seria1; No.v45,334; Ilivicled and this application filed August25 326 e e elfifi lfl To all whom it may concern Beit, known thatl', MO RIS Low a C113}: zen of the UnitedStatesand-a res dentot the city ofNeiwYork, inithe counfty lof'. New York and-State of New York,,have Ill: vented certain new and; nsefnl Improve ments r in Folding Cots, of; which; the fo l; lowing is a specification;

Oneof; the objects of the inventionisto simplify the construction of! de'yii'cesyof this;

kind Jay providing a structnrewl ich islight;

durable; simple, inexpensive to manufacture;

and which can be readily so folded thafltit; willzoccupy a small space. Another obj ect of tl'le:invention;, i s to pro. duce'a foldingicotcomprisingn pair.jof .f9ldj able sectionswhicli are connQected-jby -a short intermediate section, each of v said foldahle; sections having a pair of legs, which-arose connected by simple means with said middle;

section that'by one movement' both foldable sections as well, as the:'legsjmaybefglded into a compact-upright structure; on opened: in readiness for use, and gwhen open; the cot; will :h ai a ned; in ts Posi ion; aga nst; premature-closure;

lVith these and other objects;;,inview, which will more fully; appear ias thenatnre of! the invention is better; understood, the; same-consists in the-combination, arrange} ment, and; construction ,of; parts hereinafter described,v pointed; out in thel-Yapp ended;

claims and illustrated; in the accompanying drawings; it: being. nnderstOQd that; many changesjmay ,-be.. made in the size andjpro; portion of the several; parts. and" detallsjof construction within that scope; of thej appended; claims without, departing from the spir t or a fic sw'nynt daantases ofthe invention, 1 A few. f; t ny.viwssi emh dimwte of the invention are illnst-ratedin tllgi'iit0 r yi e rawi gs, which-a Figure' lj aside eleyationlofia cot con tructci v in cordance with thervres i it; n: versio ts xtendesl pps on'f iigi a pl n. view' he spfx amt i tsiedcans. q :m ttress; eingrrem tedain:Q dst iu Qr learl h n hex pn id lera ipnr na -sine. ase'izwa nleratieietherso folded; Eig.;5 .is a side elevation of a modi fication -0f;:'the connecting, means between the forldaiole sections and l the middle section of thje cots-Fig. 6 is a sectionltaken 'online 6. 6,io fcliig.;5 ;:and .Figfij is a side elevation of a further modification of the-connecting: means between the folding sections and the.- middle sectionofjthe cotj Referring now more particularly to :Eigs. 1 .to 45, inclusive, tl e numeralv 1,0,. indicates the top franie ofthe cot. This frame com prises; anfololong; structure, 1 formed of tWosimilar sect-ions a ll; and12, each of whieh is? eonstnncted; preferably o'f angle-irons. The section 11 comprises side rails 13, thetonten ends; ofivhich areconnected-gby an :end rail 14-, In 4 a similar; manner consiststhe section" 12, of sidelrails 15,. which are connected; at their onterzends by an endrail 16,; -The side rails Of bOiJllj sections ofkith'e top 'frame are uniledby a short-middle section ifflto which;

the; innenends of the side railslare pivoted;

atglS; The middle SQClZlOI11COlI1PI'ISGS two I Qf fthfi brackets then", filling ;the g i b g tween the 'inner,- ends of; the) horizontal; flanges of;thezrs iderails.-

The-topframe-carries 1a bed springywhich may. serve at the same' timeasi agrnattres's; For this purpose the said, frame'is; provided with a plu rality of apertures in :the .hori zonta-l flanges of the angle? llbl'lSL constituting ,said; frame; Each: 015;. these apertures-isengagedqby one end ,of a spring 23,-?che other end, ojf'gwh'icl is attachd to a "sheet 24: of asuitable fabric or otherz-rfle'xihle; 'material 'llliisfii 'str n ctu re formsgt'a combined, mattress ands'pringmnd-ns. adaptedtp be; foldedwiththe latter is:broiighnintof'the:posie Each of the frame sections 11 and 12 is supported by a pair of legs 25, which are provided with casters 26 for a well-known purpose, Each pairof le s is braced by a pair of tie-rods, in the present case by two rods, denoted by the numerals 27 and 28. These rods extend horizontally and transversely of the cot, those denoted by the numeral 27 being disposed near the upper ends of the legs and those indicated at 28 near their lower ends. One pair of legs is pivoted at 29 to the side rails 13, and the other pair at 30 to the side rails 15. To the brace 20 is attached a downwardly projecting bar 31, upon which are formed two lugs 32, to which are pivoted at 33 links 3%, the other ends of which are fulcrumed at 35 to the tie-rods 28. These links extend in the longitudinal axis of the cot, each of the same connecting one pair of legs with the bar 31, the latter being centrally arranged upon the brace or cross-bar 20. Upon the bar 31 are formed stops 36, which rest upon the links 3i when the cot is in its extended position.

The cot may be provided with end-pieces, that is'to say, a headand foot-piece, so as to give it the appearance of a normal bedstead; These end-pieces are denoted by the numeral 37, and comprise each a substantially oblong frame, the vertical portions 38 of which are pivoted near their lower ends at 39 to standards 40, the latter being rigidly attached to the side rails of the cot.

The head and foot-piece have their lower horizontal bars i1 projecting below the side rails, and to the central portions of these bars are pivoted at 42 bent links 43, the other ends of which are fulcrumed at A to the respective tie-rods 27.

Upon the bar 31 is slidably mounted below the lugs a sleeve 45, which is connected with the links 34; More particularly, it is connected with each link by a short link et6, that is pivoted at 17 and 48 to the sleeve 45 and to a link 3%, respec tively.

The operation of this device is as follows: In order to fold the cot, the operator takes hold of the top frame sections 11 and 12, and moves the central portions of the same upward, swinging them around the pivots 18, which results, due to the connections between the legs 25 and the bar 31, in a swinging of the legs 25 around the pivots 29 and 30, until the legs abut against the respective side rails. and the said side rails are brought in parallel relation to each other into the positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. At the same time it is to be observed that, as the legs 25 are moved into the positions indicated, the links 43 shift the end pieces 37 around their pivots 39, until they are brought into substantially parallel relation to the side rails. If de sired, an upholstered mattress and the bed thereof, or in other words, the lugs and stops will prevent the cot sections from swinging out of alinement under weight. The intermediate section thus not only serves to maintain the two sections of the cot suitably spaced, but, by reason of the lugs and stops formed thereon, it acts as a stop to main tain the frame sections in alinement.

\Vhen the cot is being folded, the connec tion between the links 3% and the sleeve 45 will cause the bar 31 to remain during the folding operation in a vertical POSltlOIl thereby greatly facilitating the folding operation. 7

It is to be noted that, while the structure herein described comprises but a single pair of legs for each folding section, so that the cot, as a whole, has but four legs, these legs are so located and organizedas to efficiently support the frame sections; moreover, these legs are so connected with the frame sections and with the folding head and foot that by one movement both the sections as well as the legs and the head and foot may be folded into a compact upright structure, or opened in readiness for use, and when open thecot will be maintained in position against premature closure. 7

A modification of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. In this'case the sleeve 15 and the links 46 are missing. Furthermore, instead of two pivots there is only a single pivot provided for connecting the links 3 1 with the bar 31. Otherwise the construction and operation of the apparatus are the same as of that above described.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, the links 3-1 are connected by springs 49 with projections 50 upon the downwardly extending bar 31. These springs will maintain the bar 81 in vertical position during the folding operation.

What I claim is:

1. In a folding cot comprising a pair of foldable cot sections, a short middle section pivotally connected to the inner ends thereof, said foldable cot sections folding transversely of the cot by lifting such inner ends and thereby allowing the outer ends to drop and close toward each other, and a pair of legs pivoted to each of said foldable sections, the combination of a downwardly extending bar attached to said middle section, said bar being shorter than said legs and provided with stops, and a link connecting the legs of each foldable section with the bar on said middle section.

2. In a folding cot comprising a pair of foldable cotsections, a short middle section pivotally connected to the inner ends thereof, said foldable cot sections folding transversely of the cot by lifting such inner ends and thereby allowing the outer ends to drop and close toward each other, and a pair of legs pivoted to each of said foldable sections, the combination of a downwardly extending bar attached to said middle section, said bar being shorter than said legs and provided with stops, link connecting the legs of each toldable section with the bar on said middle section, said links being disposed substantially in the longitudinal center line of said cot and said stops resting upon said links when the cot is extended, and means for maintaining said bar in its vertical position during the folding operation.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 23rd day of Aug, A. D. 1916.

MORRIS LOWY.

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